Samantha Power

News about Samantha Power, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 27, 2015

Pres Obama's national security adviser Susan E Rice and American ambassador to United Nations Samantha Power will speak at American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington. MORE

Sep. 24, 2014

Samantha Power, American ambassador to the United Nations, lays out legal justification for American-led airstrikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria; invokes fundamental principle in United Nations Charter, arguing that action was undertaken in defense of Iraq. MORE

Sep. 5, 2014

Samantha Powers, United States ambassador to the United Nations and president of the Security Council, expresses concern that Syria's government may be harboring undeclared chemical weapons, and that Islamist militant extremists ISIS ensconced in the country could possibly seize control of them. MORE

Apr. 10, 2014

Samantha Power, American ambassador to United Nations, urges more support for existing African and French troops in the Central African Republic on the eve of a United Nations vote to create a peacekeeping mission. MORE

Dec. 20, 2013

Samantha Power, American ambassador to the United Nations, pledges American support to end sectarian strife that has engulfed Central African Republic; says international efforts to stem the violence have been essential but not sufficient to restore calm. MORE

Sep. 23, 2013

Samantha Power, American ambassador to the United Nations, is facing her first diplomatic test in her performance at the General Assembly, which will likely help determine the country's future course in Syria; has been thrust into middle of contentious talks with the Russians to create a UN Security Council resolution mandating the elimination of Syrian Pres Bashar al-Assad's chemical arsenal. MORE

Aug. 2, 2013

Senate approves nomination of Samantha Power as next ambassador to United Nations, in relatively smooth and quiet process that lacked partisan acrimony of other recent confirmations. MORE

Jul. 21, 2013

Venezuela announces termination of efforts to improve relations with United States; makes statement in reaction to comments by Obama administration’s nominee for United Nations ambassador, Samantha Power, who said that part of her role would be to challenge a 'crackdown on civil society,' in several countries, including Venezuela. MORE

Jul. 18, 2013

Samantha Power, Pres Obama's nominee for United States ambassador to United Nations, receives mostly cordial reception from senators weighing her nomination; Republicans press her to explain past comments on Israel and Palestinians. MORE

Jun. 23, 2013

Successes and failures of high-level White House task force Atrocities Prevention Board offer insight on former chairwoman Samantha Power, who will soon face confirmation hearings to be ambassador to United Nations. MORE

Jun. 9, 2013

News analysis; consensus among foreign policy experts is that nomination of Samantha Power as ambassador to United Nations is sign that Obama administration's foreign policy will not change dramatically, despite her very public stance on importance of humanitarian intervention. MORE

Jun. 8, 2013

Samantha Power, Pres Obama's choice to be the next ambassador to the United Nations, who is encountering resistance from some pro-Israel groups, receives an unexpected vote of confidence from Israel's ambassador to Washington Michael B Oren. MORE

Jun. 7, 2013

Editorial assesses Pres Obama's nominations of Susan Rice as national security adviser and Samantha Power as ambassador to the United Nations; holds both bring activist styles to their new positions. MORE

Jun. 6, 2013

Pres Obama names Susan E Rice and Samantha Power to major national security posts, promoting two outspoken voices for humanitarian intervention; Rice will serve as national security adviser, while Power will replace Rice as ambassador to United Nations; appointments, along with other recent additions to national security team, bring different tone to foreign policy in Obama's second term. MORE

Jan. 1, 2012

Jacob Heilbrunn reviews book The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World, edited by Derek Chollet and Samantha Power. MORE

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